Jason Elliott was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 2013 and is the Associate Head of School of Law at Ulster University. As a practising barrister, he has developed a largely civil practice representing individuals, companies and public bodies in litigation. This covers a wide range of areas including personal injuries, wills and employment law. In terms of employment law, he has represented both applicants and respondents in the Industrial Tribunal. At Ulster University, Jason lectures extensively on the civil areas of practise such as Equity and Trusts and delivers employment law lectures for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
The claimant was employed by the respondent University as a lecturer in the School of Finance. The case arose out of the claimant’s failed application to the position of Professor of Finance. He was informed by email on 9th June 2017 that he had been unsuccessful and he sought feedback on why he had not been shortlisted. He was informed that he failed to meet two criteria those being a “sustained publication record of international excellence in field of specialisation,” and a “record of securing external research funding”. He was also erroneously informed that nobody had been shortlisted when in fact three of the eighteen applicants had been.
The basis of the claimant’s claim was victimisation based upon the
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